MAREWIND
R&D Projects
MAREWIND | H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2020-twostage
Grant ID: 952960
2020 – 2024
Title
Materials solutions for cost reduction and extended service life on wind off-shore facilities
Challenge
Improve the offshore wind energy sector, extend the service life of the wind facilities, as well as boost economic growth and create new job opportunities across Europe.
Goal
Increasing durability/anticorrosion of metallic materials for atmospheric and splash areas;
Increasing durability of non-metallic materials for structural components;
Long-term durability of antifouling coatings without biocides;
Increasing stiffness and strength and reducing weight of larger blades;
Leading-edge protection systems with increased erosion resistance;
Monitoring and predicting structural health and corrosion for preventive maintenance;
Implementing circular use of blade materials at prototype level;
Demonstrating scalable manufacturing technologies;
Standardization and regulation;
Assessing the economic viability, environmental and social impact of the proposed solutions.
Outcome
Enhancing corrosion protection systems and durability;
Assessing the economic viability, environmental and social impact of the proposed solutions;
Effective and durable antifouling solutions without using biocides;
Erosion protection and mechanical reinforcement in wind blades;
Predictive modelling and monitoring.
LAETA
Research Team:
Carmen Sguazzo | 0000-0002-3946-0835
Main Contribution:
- Application and development of non-destructive testing (NDT) - Thermography and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) - to monitor the appearance of defects in wind blades in operation;
- Use of fibre Bragg grating (FBGs) and distributed fibre optic sensing (DFOs) to monitor the structural integrity of wind blades;
- Design, testing and monitoring of offshore underwater structures of the GBS type in a wave tank and at sea;
- Development of tools for predicting the structural behavior of underwater gravity-based structure (GBS) offshore platforms.
Main Contribution:
- Application and development of non-destructive testing (NDT) - Thermography and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) - to monitor the appearance of defects in wind blades in operation;
- Use of fibre Bragg grating (FBGs) and distributed fibre optic sensing (DFOs) to monitor the structural integrity of wind blades;
- Design, testing and monitoring of offshore underwater structures of the GBS type in a wave tank and at sea;
- Development of tools for predicting the structural behavior of underwater gravity-based structure (GBS) offshore platforms.